Whiplash



J. B. MORGAN.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922,.

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Impro-vements in Whiplashes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others Vskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to an improved lash which is especially designed for attachment to whips of the type used by teamsters, which type of whips are usually provided with extremely long lashes for enabling the whip to extend over a considerable distance so that it can be used on kthe foremost horses which are some distance ahead of the drivers seat as in cases where the horses are attached to binding machines and the like.

The ordinary lash employed on whips of this type is necessarily extremely long and when used by drivers on machines of the type above mentioned, it often becomes entangled with some part of the machine during the use thereof. This, of course, is undesirable and in order to overcome this objectionable feature, I contemplate substituting for the types of lashes now employed, one of relatively short length which will stretch when thrown out for use and accomplish the same -result that the extremely long lash now used does.

One of the principal aims of the inventionY is to provide a lash of this type which is such in construction that it can be attached In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which Vlike numerals are employed to designate likev parts throughout the same: l

Figurel is an elevational view of-a conventional type of teamsters whip equipped with a lash constructed in accordance with thisV invention. Y

Figure 2 is a view of the lash detached showing the same extended for use.

Figure 3 is a slightly enlarged View show- Y Serial No. 483,075.

ing a portion of the covering broken away and shown in section Vto disclose the construction and arrangement more clearly.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, rdesignates generally an ordinary type of teamsters whip such as is used by drivers-of binding machines, or other vehicles drawn by a large number of horses. The flexible forward'portion of this whip, as is usual, is equipped at its free end with an attaching loop B to which the ordinary type of lash is detachably connected, Instead of employing the ordinary lash, I substitute my improved elastic lash therefor, the same being designated generally by the numeral l and having a loop 2 as its inner end for detachable connection with the loop Speccationof Letters Patent. Patgntd Apr. 18do 19g-2' Application mea July 7, 1921.

B of the whip A, the two loops being connected together inthe manner shown. At its outer end,y my improved lash is also provided withanother loop 3 which is designed tovhave detachable connection with the loop C on the inner end of a conventional form of snapk D..."IZVhile Vthe lash-may beloonstructed otherwise, it preferably comprises. a length of elastic material 4C' covered by a stretchable wrappingor cover 5. lI-Iererit may be Astated that this covering 5 will` preferably be vformed from cotton and so woven that it will be permitted to` stretch a considerable distance, at least enough to permit a relatively short lash of this construction to accomplish the result of a comparatively long lash of the ordinary construction. The lash necessarily* embodies means to carry it forward to the-eXtreme point where'it can be used on'the foremost horses and this means preferably consists of a plurality of small lead weights 6 which in the showing are provided with holes through which theVV elastic element 4 is passed. With this construction and arrangement,`it will be seen that as the whip is thrown out to act on theforemost horses or any other horses, thek weights will serve to stretch thev lashso that 'it will assume an extended position somewhat like that indicated in Fig. 2. Hence,

lash fto extend over a considerable distance.

Sinceprobably the best results may be obtained with the construction and arrangement herein shown and described, a morev lengthy description is deemed unnecessary..

10o Y it will be possible for this relatively short Y of elastic material, a, stretchable covering therefor, and weights for extending said ma l0 terial and covering when cast forwardly by the driver.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH B. MORGAN. 

